Table 3.
Responses to attitude toward Hepatitis B
| Hepatitis B attitude items | N | % |
|---|---|---|
|
Have you ever thought you could get Hepatitis B? |
|
|
| Yes* |
138 |
35.4 |
| No |
252 |
64.6 |
|
What was your reaction when you found that you have Hepatitis B? |
|
|
| Fear* |
138 |
35.4 |
| Shame |
104 |
26.7 |
| Surprise |
36 |
9.2 |
| Sadness |
112 |
28.7 |
|
Who did you talk to about your illness? |
|
|
| Physician |
67 |
17.1 |
| Spouse |
160 |
41.0 |
| Parents |
55 |
14.1 |
| Child |
24 |
6.2 |
| Other relatives |
10 |
2.6 |
| Friends |
70 |
17.9 |
| No one¥ |
04 |
1.0 |
|
What did you do when you knew that you have symptoms of Hepatitis B? |
|
|
| Went to health facility* |
142 |
36.4 |
| Went to a Hakeem |
80 |
20.5 |
| Went to a Homeopath |
50 |
12.9 |
| Went to a traditional healer |
118 |
30.3 |
|
When you had symptoms of Hepatitis B, at what stage you came to the health facility? |
|
|
| Own treatment fails |
184 |
47.2 |
| After 3–4 weeks of the appearance of symptoms |
95 |
24.2 |
| Soon as I realize the symptoms are of Hepatitis B* |
104 |
26.78 |
| Will not go to physician |
07 |
1.8 |
|
How expensive do you think is the diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis B? |
|
|
| Free |
1 |
0.3 |
| Reasonable |
33 |
8.5 |
| Somewhat expensive |
137 |
35.1 |
| Expensive |
182 |
46.7 |
| Don’t know¥ |
37 |
9.5 |
|
What worries you most after you diagnosed with Hepatitis B |
|
|
| Fear of death |
94 |
24.1 |
| Fear of disease spread to family |
53 |
13.6 |
| Cost of treatment |
71 |
18.2 |
| Isolation from the society¥ | 172 | 44.1 |
*Positive attitude, ¥Negative attitude.
Note: Attitude was assessed by giving 1 to positive and 0 to negative attitude. The scale classified attitude as positive with score >4 and negative ≤4. Over all the respondents had a negative attitude towards Hepatitis B with mean score of 3.87 ± 1.2.